The Andertons Jazz Guitar Masterclass (Featuring Alex Hutchings and Pete Callard)

[@ArthurWM9]

Honestly, Alex is insane. The way he creates themes and then variations of them on the spot, also his mastery and technical facility are just crazy. I don't understand how this guy is not so much more known.

[@jazznotes3802]

Alex has been picking up momentum over the last two years. I think is mainly because he’s been a session player & playing out in Asia. He’s starting to become more active on social media these days and his JTC Masterclass 1 & 2 are awesome. He’s currently working on a 3rd. In my opinion he’s the “best of the best” at improvisation and fusion guitar. Up there with Guthrie Govan for sure. I find him musically better, more to my taste anyway.

[@EquinoxParadox91]

Best advice for people wanting to learn jazz = make sure you LIKE jazz before playing it. If you really enjoy listening to jazz then you will become a much more capable jazz musician.

[@kalburo29]

niceeee

[@bronzewand]

Remember watching this ten years ago when I'd first started my journey to learning Jazz with zero knowledge of the genre or music theory. Ten years later and I'm playing gigs. Thank you guys for being there at the beginning!

[@SamBellGuitar]

Pete is one under-rated UK guitar session hero, such a tasty player. Alex is bloody wicked as well of course, each have their own amazing personalities.

[@trod13]

Truly grateful you guys recorded this. I come back to this video often and always blown away by Pete and Alex.

[@RichieBullock]

so baked watching this. These guys are utterly incredible, could listen to them all day, your a very lucky man to have jammed with them Mr Chappers

[@kuringmundo]

videos like this make the world a better place.

[@MrTroutguy]

Alex Hutchings is a BOSS. Much respect!

[@GuitarFreakNation]

One of the best jazz guitar related vids on youtube. Thanks for posting.

[@spmartin]

If there was ever an unintended endorsement for budget Yamaha guitars, this is it!! Just proves that 90% of tone is in the skill and fingers. This is a great format. More interviews with smart talented musicians. Fantastic!!

[@gunsnguitars1000]

amazing love Alex Hutching such a legend

[@Tacoguitar]

Nice! its good to hear from Pete Callard! dont have that pleasure too often. Alex is ALWAYS a blast man. Good footage MONKEYLORD!!!!!!

[@OlegVoronin]

Thank you for this video lesson, and it is such a great thing that you invited them to Andertons!

[@aeonstyle]

Brilliant and all positive superlatives attached to it! What a way to improvise simple progression of Dm7 to CM7. Nice I-II-V.! The turn-around is insane! The melodic phrases made each arpeggiated notes breathe. Sweet triplets, trills and bebop combinations and that half bends and smokin runs! This is hardcore jazz!

[@TheGlowWorm]

Alex is out of this world! Pete is great too. Awesome video!!

[@TobyKBTY]

God, these two are absolutely fantastic. And their mere examples sounds amazing and really set you into what they're talking about

[@theorgandude]

wow such talent. those inexpensive guitars sound a million dollars in the right hands.

[@robertj1303]

Those Yamahas are like Yamaha piano to Steinway, they blow the expensive ones away, but they have copied the best and then improved on them. I hae a CPX50 II and it is better than the expensive Gibsons I owned. So do not underestimate the Yamahas

[@mad3arber]

I have the Yamaha cj12 an it's a monster putting American Luther's to shame.

[@Smrtokvitek]

The best video you've uploaded so far :)

[@molebigboy]

8:40 "like alcohol" (tumbleweed rolls past)...

[@bigsauce1116]

mole Gordon-Smith hahaha!!

[@mrgreeneye656]

That Alex is one SICK dude!!

[@harrysouter2304]

some sweet mingus playing there! wasn't expecting nostalgia in times square

[@eddie30969]

AWESOME.....EXCELLENT...Hats off to both of you!!! you make the guitar sound soooo nice...

[@AnchovyRun]

Real cool video Rob, thanks!

[@TomRichardson93]

They're so freaking awesome... And every word is the truth! haha :) I don't see myself as a 'natural' guitar player, in the sense that I find things difficult to do, and I have to work at it. Not only in technique, but in the sounds and melodies that are made, as I'm not too good at melodies either! When I've worked at something, and cracked an awesome sound though, its totally worth the effort! I pray I'd be as good as these guys one day haha :)

[@kozmo7]

wow, holy crap these guys are good. thank you for this video guys

[@muzicboy99]

that was like... the best playing ive ever seen!

[@AmarylisFlow]

I like to come back here often. Such a beautiful place 🙌

[@cool22sweethikaru]

nice playin there alex you really are a true versatile musician .

[@LiamTrevor]

Best video you have ever posted!

[@djomirmr]

Awesome, it's the only word that can describe that.....love it!!!! Need more of that Rob..... ; )

[@LPalhaGuitar]

im really serious. That was the most usefull lesson i ever watched. KZbin is full of crap, but that was one badass lesson.

[@Arondo93]

why the hell do these two not have an album i have met alex and he's a really nice musician down to earth with a killer playing style

[@rossslay512]

alex hutchings you legend i love the faces he pulls and he such a good player

[@iTzKSease]

Talent at its best

[@abruenin236]

Wow, the jam at the end was just excellent

[@conartist267]

Alex has become my favourite guitarist. How can you have that much knowledge. He gives a demo on the Rowland cube and I'd like to know the settings he uses for his Jazzy sound...

[@cool22sweethikaru]

alex nice playin a true versatile musician

[@PaulOuzounov]

Mmm smoothness in them tones.. I love it.

[@joesatriani2210]

Just .... mind blowing ....

[@growguyuk]

The other Alex Hutchings video at Andertons-- it was interesting to see you Rob, with the same look on your face, watching Alex, that Lee usually has watching you.

[@kwaka69]

Great vid, learnt more about playing jazz in this vid than a mountain of books, thanks!

[@RobChappers]

@RoathRipper In the sense that Alex and Pete are professional Jazz musicians, and that in this video they are teaching some concepts within the style of jazz. Masterclass is the contemporary given in this type of situation nowadays where tuition is on offer, and since these guys have chosen Jazz as there style, the term Jazz Masterclass seems fully appropriate. Also it may not be obvious but this jazz/tuition content was shot on location at the Andertons Music Store warehouse, hence the name...

[@mikeraymond6822]

man these guy can slay that Jazz

[@EvanGoss1]

its awesome how they just start playing off the cuff that, nice

[@TomRichardson92]

Awesome playing as expected...i know Pete has an awesome jazz column in Guitar Techniques magazine too!

[@MARTINEZGUITAR]

Just Brilhant!!! i´d like to see more of this.

[@brentona]

this takes me back to guitar lessons with Carl Filipiak, hell of a guitarist. Learned SO much from him A+ guys!

[@seehowirock]

the rate these guys fly through theory with such ease makes me want to take long lessons, with a notepad. Must. Get. Better!

[@S4dist1cK]

those 2 sound awesome together

[@ElGbayRGX]

This guys are amaaaaziiing !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vausemike]

Aaah the hutchings gurn. Lovely.

[@cluxseltoot]

Thank you both a really interesting video. Very informative. Maybe one day I will manage to learn what I am playing too.

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

@05:49 I feel like it’s a “hold in your breath for a minute” lick. 😂 it has that damn tension!!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@Lanearndt]

the bVI7 to V7 turnaround is the most common turnaround for minor tunes, you'll find it in everything from a minor blues to Equinox to Cry Me a River to You Don't Know what Love Is etc etc. It's merely taking the minor diatonic chords of VIMaj7 to V7 and flattening the 7th on the VI chord to give it a that blues character. You're likely to find either one; the turnaround to Autumn Leaves for example is CMaj7 to B7 to Emin, but if the soloist felt like it they could make it C7 to B7 to Emin.

[@ThomasPottage]

Chappers, I bought myself a Blackstar HT-1R head (with a little Vox 1x10) from Andertons, based on your recommendation. It's balls-to-the-walls awesome.

[@123JoeD456]

Some wonderful playing, has inspired me a bit :P

[@SetMiner]

Thanks guys great stuff!

[@TheJeffryButnic2]

Wow, that was amazing

[@Nasosdag]

That's EXACTLY what I would like to play. I mean other things too but I'D LOVE to be able to do this!

[@bigleemac]

Geat insights there, cheers!

[@Fokseh]

Amazing players!

[@taztherocker1]

Excellent video...

[@777Yoni]

Nice. Thanks for posting.

[@JavierSpicer]

@Lydian7lc At the end it's John Coltrane - equinox, you can also hear alex say 'equinox' at 10:18.

[@roathripper]

@RobChappers thanx for the unflinching expansive analysis. it was only the 'andertons' angle i wanted clarity on. nuff said. \m/ increase da peace.

[@sarinapaparone]

Brilliant stuff!

[@mattchurchill]

Fantastic vid, well thought out questions too, Chappers nice one (beats 'what is your favourite colour' like in some interviews!). Can someone tell me what tune the boys were jamming around at the start?????

[@vileguile4]

@RobChappers It's not like you need to explain yourself.. :) ... and ... GREAT video! Very educating and awesome playing :D

[@poopyloo6]

Brand new budget guitars usually come with heavy gauge strings. They're pretty nasty to play on so Pete and Alex probably tuned down a half step to give the strings more responsiveness and a bit less tension.

[@harryguitarandmore]

fantastic players!!

[@16YearsInHell]

He says there are many styles of jazz, but which style of jazz do they play here? Because I like it

[@MatthewDAmico94]

jazz makes me happy :)

[@Scias]

I know this example isn't guitar, but I'm a guitarist and I got a lot of inspiration from 'bill evans - my foolish heart'. Search from live black and white version on youtube. After a couple of listens, it really grew on me.

[@henryshomebrew]

@WoWintosh yes he always uses this tuning

[@Marco81blues]

Alex Hutchings plays to damn much, it shouldn't be allowed for anyone to play like this, but im glad to listen to this :)

[@wesmatron]

Hutchings is incredible

[@bigsauce1116]

Pete's use of dotted rythms is worth mentioning

[@petkopeet]

Love that expression on Alex's face when he is playing :P He looks a little bit like Jack Black :D

[@Lydian7lc]

@SpicerGovan Thanks dude, im lookin the progression up now!!

[@joakoPRIMUS]

FINALLY SOME JAZZ!!! GOOD!

[@slimDashZ]

Cool intro! :D

[@ThibaultTrehinArisen]

You guys are f**kin amazing ...

[@paulgilbert4]

Alex hutchings is my new hero. he's just pure awesome. he sounds like GUthrie Govan.

[@m1234n1234]

@dethklokfan254 you must have missed the whole video cause this was amazing

[@othrerir_jussi]

Superb!

[@MrBIOSkunk]

absolutely sick

[@svenzia]

Great great great video

[@danieldude713]

@Danwhaley4311 Can you show me where the fast pentatonic runs and shred licks are in their version of equinox? All I heard was lots of nice jazz lines.

[@raeldon]

not necessarily, its the distance between notes that matters to develop your ears, you should know all the notes but there are few people who aren't singers that can hear a note and say its a C etc

[@danieldude713]

These guys sound pretty good..

[@twittheshred]

Great video =] has helped me emencely.

[@JerrysDerby]

What style of jazz is this? any good jazz players/ bands a guitarist could start to listen to for inspiration?

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

I love how Alex looks like he's tasted something sour every time he plays a note haha :)

[@PMRballa]

@dethklokfan254 HAHA These guys are INSANE players!! Good luck trying to play the things Alex Hutchings plays.. I love it!

[@fishtunesguys]

wicked good playin boys.

[@pfarina]

this microphone is amazing. =o

[@erainsb]

:O Fav'd and liked like a mad pro BOSS.

[@EricClaptonFan24]

Pete is great also!

[@benbluesman2831]

the firt that he talks, the c minor blues, then something about Ab7 and a G7, isnt that like Equinox by john coltrane?

[@RobChappers]

@WannabeGuitarLegend It is the most Jazz voice ever, he should do a relaxation CD ;-)